ok, so i thought i was going to get to take cayle to chicago this weekend, but we have taken on a job and she couldn't go anyway because of swim conference. i am now looking to take a few days during dhs fall break and go to chicago via columbus indiana and back via springfield illinois. mean mamma is just not happy unless she has a trip of some sort to look forward to. mean mamma IS glad that she is NOT her sister-in-law lisa. lisa is ernst's youngest sibling- probably 39- she had her first child graduate from high school this year, her youngest child is 2 years old and letting himself out of the front door, her dog just died of leukemia, her new puppy isn't working out, her middle child has 2-a-day soccer practices, her husband has been laid off since christmas, and her son that was to go to college in 4 weeks just broke his leg. on top of that she is executrix for ernst's mother's will, and sister elaine does not speak to her because of that fact. no matter how dismal things may seem in my life, i can conjur up visions of how much worse they could be......of course, mean mamma worries that mamma weber's money is tied up in mutual funds........